Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3595/41

Human figure standing next to a tall drum on a rectangular (nearly square) base. The edges of the base are slightly uneven, and there is a small jut on the back edge of the base. The figure is wearing a long, oval-shaped headdress with pointed ends on the brim. The figure's arms are curved downward, with the figure's right hand holding a long stick that curves downward to touch the drum skin. The figure's left hand is placed on the drum skin as well.

  • Narrative

    Purchased by the Kelowna Museum (now the Okanagan Heritage Museum) from Mr and Mrs Henry Hildebrand in 1982.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Cameroonian
  • Material metal, paint, cement
  • Measurements height 11.6 cm, width 5.9 cm, depth 6.3 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Okanagan Heritage Museum
  • Received from Okanagan Heritage Museum

  • Made in Cameroon

  • Ownership Date before September 14, 2022
  • Acquisition Date on September 14, 2022

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3595/0041